Excellence in Business Communication, 11th Edition
Chapter 15. Building Careers and Writing Resumes
"Searching for a new job is a tedious process.
Nina Semczuk (photo, left) reports.
Here is a YouTube video presented by the Stanford Graduate School of Business on the topic of "how to conduct interviews.
"If you want to snag a job or an internship at a top company, you'd better have a stellar résumé," writes Áine Cain (photo, left).
"In the early '90s, anthropologist Robin Dunbar [photo, left] proposed that a human being has the capacity to have up to 150 meaningful relationships.
"Requesting a pay hike is fine, but there is a proper way to make your request and there are certain things you should never say.
"Now that 2016 is wrapping up, it’s a good time to think about what you want to change in the upcoming year.
Liz Ryan answers a question from a reader on the topic over at Forbes.
"Neuroscientists talk about how we have one brain but two minds.
"Stanford GSB Professor Jennifer Aaker [photo, left] discusses the importance of stories, and how they can be used as a tool to persuade and shape how others see you.
"Have you ever felt like you're talking, but nobody is listening?
"These are some tips to help you foster a happier brain, according to Alex Korb, a postdoctoral researcher in neuroscience at UCLA.
MIT career advisor Lily Zhang hand-picked these talks for the insights they can give all job hunters.
Duarte advises starting with the simplest tool imaginable, the humble sticky note.
Watch this tutorial to see how to create effective Prezi presentations.
In this talk at Google, Gina Barnett (profiled in the chapter-opening Communication Close-Up) shares some essentials of using your body as an effective speaking instrument.
Sponsored by Squarespace, Erin Greenawald presents the results.
The etiquette expert Barbara Pachter offers tips to help you get comfortable at business lunches and dinners.
See how the IoT is reshaping numerous business processes, including business communication.
Understand the five elements that make up this essential quality for business success.
"We all experience moments when it's hard to speak up - whether it's at work, in our relationships, or out in a public with a stranger.
"On average, hiring managers get 75 résumés per position they post, according to a study from CareerBuilder.
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"Stefanos Zenios explains how design thinking and the lean startup methodology can help entrepreneurs quickly take their big idea from a rough sketch on the back of a napkin to a real world product.